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Spend two days exploring France’s Normandy and Brittany regions on this tour from Paris with an overnight stay in Caen. Visit the beautiful historic cities of Rouen and Honfleur, and tour World War II sites including the infamous Normandy D-Day landing beaches and the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial. The next day, venture to the beautiful walled port city of Saint-Malo, followed by a tour of Mont St-Michel, one of France’s most iconic attractions. Overnight accommodation, dinner & breakfast, entrance fees and transport are included.
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Duration: 2 days
Starts: Paris, France
Trip Category: Multi-day & Extended Tours >> Multi-day Tours
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Spend two days exploring France’s Normandy and Brittany regions on this tour from Paris with an overnight stay in Caen. Visit the beautiful historic cities of Rouen and Honfleur, and tour World War II sites including the infamous Normandy D-Day landing beaches and the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial. The next day, venture to the beautiful walled port city of Saint-Malo, followed by a tour of Mont St-Michel, one of France’s most iconic attractions. Overnight accommodation, dinner & breakfast, entrance fees and transport are included.
Itinerary
Day 1: Paris -Rouen — Honfleur — D-Day Beaches — Caen
Stop At: 22 Rue Jean Rey, 75015 Paris, France
Board the luxury coach in central Paris and leave the hustle bustle behind as you travel through the Normandy countryside.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Rouen Normandie Tourisme & Congres, 25 Place de la Cathedrale, 76000, Rouen France
Your first stop is Rouen, the capital of the region. This historic city was once one of the largest and most prosperous cities of medieval Europe, and a capital of the Anglo-Norman dynasties.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Rouen, 3 rue Saint Romain, 76000, Rouen France
Hop out for a walking tour of Rouen’s top sights, including impressive Rouen Cathedral and the site where Joan of Arc was executed in 1431.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Le Vieux Bassin, Quai Sainte Catherine, 14600, Honfleur France
Continue your tour to Honfleur, known for its picturesque old harbor captured countless times by the famous Impressionist painters, including Claude Monet.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Office de Tourisme de Honfleur, Quai Lepaulmier, 14600, Honfleur France
Tour the charming old town and have free time for lunch (own expense).
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Omaha Beach, Avenue de la Liberation, Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer France
In the afternoon, head to the beaches of Normandy, where the D-Day landings occurred during World War II. Hear stories about the Allied invasions of German-occupied France as you visit Omaha Beach, one of the most difficult landing sites. Visit the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, overlooking the sea, where you can pay your respects to the fallen soldiers of WWII
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Cimetiere Americain de Colleville-sur-Mer, 14710 Colleville-sur-Mer France
Visit the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, overlooking the sea, where you can pay your respects to the fallen soldiers of WWII
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Musee du debarquement, Place du 6 Juin, 14117 Arromanches-les-Bains France
Make a short stop in the coastal city of Arromanches, another D-Day site
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Office De Tourisme De Caen, 12 Place Saint Pierre, 14000 Caen France
Before continuing to the city of Caen for a group dinner.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at the Accommodation 4* hotel.
Day 2: Caen — Saint-Malo — Mont St-Michel — Paris
Pass By: Statue de Rouen, Place de la Concorde, 75008 Paris France
Enjoy a buffet breakfast at your hotel before embarking on the second day of your tour.
Stop At: Les Remparts de Saint-Malo, Place Chateaubriand Porte Saint-Vincent, 35400, Saint-Malo France
Venture to the heart of Brittany to your first stop, the walled port city of Saint-Malo
Duration: 1 minute
Stop At: Cathedrale de Saint-Malo, 12 Rue Saint-Benois, 35400, Saint-Malo France
Take a guided walking tour along the ocean-front ramparts, and visit Saint-Malo Cathedral. Enjoy free time for lunch (own expense).
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Baie du Mont St Michel, 50170 Mont-Saint-Michel France
Your 2-day tour culminates with a visit to one of France’s most iconic attractions, Mont St-Michel, a historic abbey situated amidst a vast bay.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel, Bp 22 Au sommet du village, 50170 Mont-Saint-Michel France
Walk up the hilly village for a guided walking tour of the fascinating 8th-century Benedictine abbey, founded as a monastery by Archangel St Michael.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Fortifications du Mont-Saint-Michel, 50170 Mont-Saint-Michel France
Learn about its history, architecture and many uses over the years, including a prison, a castle, a strategic fortification and a major cultural and pilgrimage center during the Middle Ages. Today it is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
At the top of the hill, enjoy views over the bay, and don’t miss the amazing spectacle of the tide coming in and surrounding the entire island! Follow your tour with free time to explore and shop around the village.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France
Back to Paris in the evening.
Duration: 15 minutes
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
